Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $300
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Kidush cup. Persia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver (marked), cast and engraved.
Engraved by the rim is the inscription "Baruch Ata…Boreh Pri Hagafen". Two round medallions appear on the goblet with a Star of David and the word "Zion" inscribed as well as the letters מ'ג'ן'ד'ו'ד'י. A seven-branched Menorah appears between the medallions, decorated with flowers.
Height: 9.5 cm, rim diameter: 7 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), cast and engraved.
Engraved by the rim is the inscription "Baruch Ata…Boreh Pri Hagafen". Two round medallions appear on the goblet with a Star of David and the word "Zion" inscribed as well as the letters מ'ג'ן'ד'ו'ד'י. A seven-branched Menorah appears between the medallions, decorated with flowers.
Height: 9.5 cm, rim diameter: 7 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Ethrog container. [Dusseldorf, 18th century].
Silver (marked) embossed and repouseé.
Rectangular box adorned with geometric patterns. Standing on four legs repouseé with a vegetal pattern. In the center - lock (no key) with decorations of swans on both sides. A plaque on the lid, with a delicate relief depicting three Putti angels in a vineyard.
Height: 9.5 cm, length: 14 cm, width: 9.5 cm. Good condition. Slight bends. Slight damage to lid.
Silver (marked) embossed and repouseé.
Rectangular box adorned with geometric patterns. Standing on four legs repouseé with a vegetal pattern. In the center - lock (no key) with decorations of swans on both sides. A plaque on the lid, with a delicate relief depicting three Putti angels in a vineyard.
Height: 9.5 cm, length: 14 cm, width: 9.5 cm. Good condition. Slight bends. Slight damage to lid.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Spice container. Russia-Poland, 1881.
Silver (marked) cast, repouseé, engraved and pierced.
Tower-shaped spice container. Side panels and upper part are decorated with vegetal and geometric designs and with miniature castings of lions and eagles. A hinged door in front panel. Bells suspended from top of the tower and from the borders. A round stem with a flat ball over a round base, elevated and decorated with grape vines. Engraved on the base are initials "M.R."
Height: 28 cm. Good condition. Slight bends. Flag on top of the tower is not original.
Silver (marked) cast, repouseé, engraved and pierced.
Tower-shaped spice container. Side panels and upper part are decorated with vegetal and geometric designs and with miniature castings of lions and eagles. A hinged door in front panel. Bells suspended from top of the tower and from the borders. A round stem with a flat ball over a round base, elevated and decorated with grape vines. Engraved on the base are initials "M.R."
Height: 28 cm. Good condition. Slight bends. Flag on top of the tower is not original.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
Spice container created at "Bezalel". Jerusalem or Ben-Shemen, [ca. 1910s].
Silver, filigree. Marked: "Bezalel Yerushalem" (with soldered silver thread, on base of stem).
A tower-shaped container, ornamented with silver threads and small balls. The word "Zion" appears on the flag, inscribed with silver thread, soldered. The lid is removable; the container is surround by a brass-sheet ring which is seen through the windows and renders them a golden shade.
Height: 17.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains.
Literature:
1. Bezalel by Schatz, exhibition catalogue. Jerusalem, 1983, p. 60, item 689 (photographed, no flag).
2. Preisverzeichnis der Erzeugnisse der Kunstgewerbeschule Bezalel in Jerusalem, Berlin, ca. 1913, no. 27, plate 65.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Silver, filigree. Marked: "Bezalel Yerushalem" (with soldered silver thread, on base of stem).
A tower-shaped container, ornamented with silver threads and small balls. The word "Zion" appears on the flag, inscribed with silver thread, soldered. The lid is removable; the container is surround by a brass-sheet ring which is seen through the windows and renders them a golden shade.
Height: 17.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains.
Literature:
1. Bezalel by Schatz, exhibition catalogue. Jerusalem, 1983, p. 60, item 689 (photographed, no flag).
2. Preisverzeichnis der Erzeugnisse der Kunstgewerbeschule Bezalel in Jerusalem, Berlin, ca. 1913, no. 27, plate 65.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Tray, bowl and pitcher for Netilat Yadaim (hand washing). [Egypt, early 20th century].
Copper (marked) repouseé, pierced and engraved.
Set of dishes, decorated with Egyptian images and with vegetal and geometric patterns. Inscription: "Ben Porat Yosef" (erroneous) in repeated pattern.
Pitcher: height: 32 cm, max. diameter: 28 cm; bowl: diameter: approx. 40 cm; tray: approx. 35 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and bends.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Copper (marked) repouseé, pierced and engraved.
Set of dishes, decorated with Egyptian images and with vegetal and geometric patterns. Inscription: "Ben Porat Yosef" (erroneous) in repeated pattern.
Pitcher: height: 32 cm, max. diameter: 28 cm; bowl: diameter: approx. 40 cm; tray: approx. 35 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and bends.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
A small bowl and a Passover Seder plate. [South Germany, 19th century].
Glazed clay.
White glaze and blue decorations to both vessels. A circle appears in the center inscribed with the word "Pesach" in black-purple, surrounded by four tendrils. Bordered by a blue stripe.
Small bowl - diameter: 19 cm. Plate - diameter: 23 cm. Both in good-fair condition. Chips at rims. Scratches.
Literature: Jewish Tradition in Art, the Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica. Dr. Yesha'ayahu Shachar (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971), item 469 a.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Glazed clay.
White glaze and blue decorations to both vessels. A circle appears in the center inscribed with the word "Pesach" in black-purple, surrounded by four tendrils. Bordered by a blue stripe.
Small bowl - diameter: 19 cm. Plate - diameter: 23 cm. Both in good-fair condition. Chips at rims. Scratches.
Literature: Jewish Tradition in Art, the Feuchtwanger Collection of Judaica. Dr. Yesha'ayahu Shachar (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1971), item 469 a.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Passover Seder plate. Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, 1911.
Porcelain (white glaze); text and ornamentations in gold and purple. Marked on the reverse with manufacturer's mark.
Wavy rim, with gold decorations, with vegetal and geometric patterns. The fifteen "Simanim" of the Seder are inscribed in golden ink, and the inscription "Next Year in Jerusalem" (Hebrew) appears in the center of the plate (the word "Jerusalem" is in the center of a Star of David), as well as the location and year.
Diameter: 32.5 cm. Good condition. Some golden decorations are worn.
Porcelain (white glaze); text and ornamentations in gold and purple. Marked on the reverse with manufacturer's mark.
Wavy rim, with gold decorations, with vegetal and geometric patterns. The fifteen "Simanim" of the Seder are inscribed in golden ink, and the inscription "Next Year in Jerusalem" (Hebrew) appears in the center of the plate (the word "Jerusalem" is in the center of a Star of David), as well as the location and year.
Diameter: 32.5 cm. Good condition. Some golden decorations are worn.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $350
Sold for: $438
Including buyer's premium
Passover Seder plate. Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, 1919.
Porcelain (pearl glazing); text and decoration in gold.
Rim decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns, in gold. The fifteen "Simanim" of the Seder are inscribed in golden ink, and in the center of the plate appear the inscription "Next Year in Jerusalem" (Hebrew; the word "Jerusalem" is in the center of a Star of David), the location and year.
Diameter: 33.5 cm. Good condition. Inscription and golden decorations are worn.
Porcelain (pearl glazing); text and decoration in gold.
Rim decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns, in gold. The fifteen "Simanim" of the Seder are inscribed in golden ink, and in the center of the plate appear the inscription "Next Year in Jerusalem" (Hebrew; the word "Jerusalem" is in the center of a Star of David), the location and year.
Diameter: 33.5 cm. Good condition. Inscription and golden decorations are worn.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $500
Unsold
A large Passover Seder plate. [Morocco-Israel, mid 20th century].
Copper repouseé, engraved and punched.
Flat plate. Inscription repouseé on the rim: "Vehi Sheamda…" (Hebrew). A repouseé relief in the center of the plate depicts the Exodus, inscribed "Ubeney Israel…zecher LeYetzi'at Mitzrayim" (Hebrew). The surrounding, repouseé and engraved words, read: "Maror Beitza Charoset Chazeret Karpass Zero'a". Names of the Twelve Tribes and decorations that depict their emblems (Aeroplanes appear in the emblem of the Tribe of Simeon) are repouseé all around. Vegetal and geometric motifs decorate the inner surface of the plate.
Dimaeter: 65 cm. Good condition. Slight break, bends and wear.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
Copper repouseé, engraved and punched.
Flat plate. Inscription repouseé on the rim: "Vehi Sheamda…" (Hebrew). A repouseé relief in the center of the plate depicts the Exodus, inscribed "Ubeney Israel…zecher LeYetzi'at Mitzrayim" (Hebrew). The surrounding, repouseé and engraved words, read: "Maror Beitza Charoset Chazeret Karpass Zero'a". Names of the Twelve Tribes and decorations that depict their emblems (Aeroplanes appear in the emblem of the Tribe of Simeon) are repouseé all around. Vegetal and geometric motifs decorate the inner surface of the plate.
Dimaeter: 65 cm. Good condition. Slight break, bends and wear.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $250
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Plate with etched inscription and decorations, created by the artist Heinrich Schwed. [Munich, Germany, 1920s].
Etched brass. Signed by the artist, in initials.
In the center - the inscription "Mazal Tov" within a Star of David, surrounded by decorations of grapevines and clusters of grapes, flowers, a pair of lions with sticking out tongues and an eagle. Miniature Stars of David form a border, inscribed: "Ata Shalom Ubeitcha Shalom…". Stars of David and vegetal decorations on the plate's rim.
Diameter: 11 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and slight damages.
Etched brass. Signed by the artist, in initials.
In the center - the inscription "Mazal Tov" within a Star of David, surrounded by decorations of grapevines and clusters of grapes, flowers, a pair of lions with sticking out tongues and an eagle. Miniature Stars of David form a border, inscribed: "Ata Shalom Ubeitcha Shalom…". Stars of David and vegetal decorations on the plate's rim.
Diameter: 11 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion and slight damages.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
A plate with ornaments depicting the story of Joseph. [Egypt, first half of 20th century].
Cast brass, inlaid with silver and copper (Damascene craft).
A large medallion in the center depicts Joseph facing Pharaoh King of Egypt. Six scenes from Joseph's life surround the medallion, accompanied by verses in Hebrew (misspelled): Sale of Joseph to the Egyptians, Joseph thrown into the pit, Joseph's coat handed to Jacob, sale of Joseph, Potiphar's wife catching Joseph's garment, and imprisonment of Joseph in jail.
Diameter: 40 cm. Good condition.
Cast brass, inlaid with silver and copper (Damascene craft).
A large medallion in the center depicts Joseph facing Pharaoh King of Egypt. Six scenes from Joseph's life surround the medallion, accompanied by verses in Hebrew (misspelled): Sale of Joseph to the Egyptians, Joseph thrown into the pit, Joseph's coat handed to Jacob, sale of Joseph, Potiphar's wife catching Joseph's garment, and imprisonment of Joseph in jail.
Diameter: 40 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 51 Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
July 12, 2016
Opening: $500
Unsold
Pocket watch, 18 Karat gold (marked), made by James McCabe, Royal Exchange, London, 1855 (according to mark).
The watch belonged to Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai (1824-1896) and was presented as a gift to Solomon David Sassoon (son of the collector David Solomon Sassoon) on the occasion of his wedding, in 1943, by Mrs. Lizi Gabai (daughter in law of Yehezkel Gabai).
Enclosed is a letter from Yosef Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai, brother of Farha Sassoon (neé Gabai), in which he writes that the watch belonged to "my father…Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai…" (Hebrew)
6X4.5 cm. Good condition. No glass. Enclosed is a winding key.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
The watch belonged to Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai (1824-1896) and was presented as a gift to Solomon David Sassoon (son of the collector David Solomon Sassoon) on the occasion of his wedding, in 1943, by Mrs. Lizi Gabai (daughter in law of Yehezkel Gabai).
Enclosed is a letter from Yosef Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai, brother of Farha Sassoon (neé Gabai), in which he writes that the watch belonged to "my father…Yehezkel Yehoshua Avraham Gabai…" (Hebrew)
6X4.5 cm. Good condition. No glass. Enclosed is a winding key.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
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